Brooke House Health & Wellbeing Centre Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directorf5 Report) Year ended 31 March 2023 The truslees, who are also the directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. Reference and administrative details Registered charity name Brooke House Health & Wellbeing Centre Charity registration number 108008 Company registration number N1670320 Principal office and registered Colebrooke Park office 26 Colebrooke Park Road Brookeborough Co Fermanagh BT94 4DW The trustees Mrs F Nolan Mr C Johnston Mrs D Brodison Mrs D Slater Mr P Sheridan Mr S White Mr M Skuce Dr J Graham (Deceased 27 January 2023) (Appointed 1 June 2022) Company secretary Michael Skuce Independent examiner Nial Colhoun Unit B15 Omagh Enterprise Centre Great Northem Road OMAGH Co Tyrone BT78 SLU
Brooke House Health & Wellbeing Centre Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directorf5 Report) (continued) Year ended 31 March 2023 Structure, govemance and management i) Governing Document Brooke House Health and Wellbeing Centre is a Company Limited by guarantee, incorporated on 17th June 2020, and regislered as a charity with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland on 18th January 2021. The governing document of the charty is a Memorandum & Articles of Association which sets out the objects and powers of the charitable company. ii) Recruitment and appointment of management committee The directors of the company are also trustees for the purposes of charity law. Trustees are appointed at each annual general meeting. iii) Risk Management Trustees take risk management seriously and have in place several policies and procedures about how the organisalion should be managed. Procedures are in place to ensure compliance with health and safety of staff, volunteers and visitors. iv) Organisational structure Brooke House Health and Wellbeing Centre is governed by a Board of Trustees, who are guided by a comprehensive Policy & Procedure Manual. There are currently seven Trustees. Four are former members of military or police service and there is a diverse skill mix within the Board including govemance, healthcare, social servIs, management and finance. The CEO is a registered Social Worker with experience in mental health, disability, older people's services, childlike and senior management within the National Health Service. She is supported by a sessional Clinical Psychologist and a team of associate counsellors who are qualified. accredited and experienced in their respective fields of practice.
Brooke House Health & Wellbeing Centre Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directorf5 Report) (continued) Year ended 31 March 2023 Objectives and activities The companWs objectives are to develop and deliver innovative, evidence-based, traditional and complementary therapies. in order to promote the health and wellbeing of serving and retired members of the British Armed Forces. the Police, Prison and Emergency Services, their families and carers, in Northem Ireland. Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland. (the beneficiaries) by the advancement of health, the relief of those in need due to ill-health and disability and the advancement of citizenship and community development.They do this by.. a) supporling and improving the physical and mental health and wellbeing of the beneficiaries who have been physically injured, psychologically impacted andlor bereaved as a result of their service. b) making provisions for relief of the beneficiaries who are in need by reason of ill health and disability, often exacerbated by age and disability- cl supporting volunteers through training and development to provide inteNentions which support Brooke House Health and Wellbeing Centre clients to integrate fully into social and community life. This includes the promotion of social inclusion, social investment and redUd social isolation and loneliness in a rural area with high levels of multiple deprivation and under-provision of health and social services. Core Activities Brooke House Health and Wellbeing Centre supports and improves the physical and mental health and wellbeing of its beneficiaries by providing multi-disciplinary, outcornes-focused, high-impact inteNentions for care and recovery, complementing other therapeutic seNices and providing an environment where they may develop t()gether. It is focused on those who have been physically injured, psychologically impacted andlor bereaved as a result of their service or for those who care for them. Each beneficiary receives a bespoke treatment and care package based on their specific needs through a range of services, some of which are delivered within Colebrooke Park and at various locations throughout Northern Ireland including the following core activities.. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy {CBT). Eye Movement Desensitization and Re-programming (EMDR). Structured Residential Programme for family groups. Complementary therapies, including reflexology and back massage. Pain-relief therapy including physiolherapy and acupuncture. Nature-based therapy encompassing gardening, mindfulness walking and fishing. Easy entry-FN)int therapies including model-making. woodworking and poetry.
Brooke House Health & Wellbeing Centre Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directorf5 Report) (continued) Year ended 31 March 2023 Achievements and performance During the reporting period, Brooke House delivered a rdnge of services, in person and remotely, in Colebrooke Park and at other locations across Northem Ireland to a total of 563 Sin the formation of Brooke House in 2018. We have developed innovalive ways to meet with beneficiaries and to address their needs in a safe and secure environment. The Board assumed responsibility for Brooke House from the Ely Centre on 17 Dec 20. A Deed of Novation was signed to separate the activities of The Ely Centre and those of Brooke House Health and Wellbeing Centre which carries out its charitable activities as a separate entity from that date. When the new Board assumed responsibility. there was insufficient funding to continue operating at the previous level. The Trustees reviewed the staffing and running costs, restructured the team and reduced the footprint within Colebrooke Estate thereby halving Core costs and delivering the project on budget during the following financial year {FV211221- Brooke House was reliant on a single funder, the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust. The Board developed a fundraising programme which raised core funding for the following financial year {FY22123), laid the basis for a long-term funding strategy and broadened our funding base to include other funders including the Communities Foundation for Northem Ireland, the National Lottery, the Royal British Legion and the Irish Ex-services Trust . Brooke House commissioned a Needs Analysis to describe our beneficiary population, assess their needs and gaps in service provision. It infonns our business planning and workforce development as we rebuild the service. The current reporting period, FY 22123, was a period of consolidation. We gained additional funding and were able to recruit two members of staff. an administrator and a second health and wellbeing care coordinator. We employed a clinical psychologist on a sessional basis to provide clinical governance support to the CEO. We were also able to bid for core funding for the following financial year (FY 231241 so that we will be able to continue our consolidation and build for the future. Brooke House Health and Wellbeing Centre has addressed all three elements of ils public benefit bul in a period of financial restraint we have focused on our first public benefit - supporting and improving the physical and mental health and wellbeing of the beneficiaries. Financial review The results for the year ended 31 March 2023 are set OLrt on pages 8 and 9 of the financial statements. Reserves policy and going concern It is the policy of the Charity that reseeS that have not been designated for a specific purpose should be aGGrued to a level equivalent to 6 months core funding. The Charity considers that reserves at this level wll ensure that. in the evenl of a significant reduction in funding, they will be able to continue some activities however this would be on a greatly reduced scale. The Charity aims to achieve these levels of reserves in the followng financial years.
Brooke House Health & Wellbeing Centre Company Limited by Guarantee Trustees. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directorf5 Report) (continued) Year ended 31 March 2023 Small company provisions This report has been prepared in accordance wth the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption. The trustees, annual report was approved on 5 July 2023 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by.. Michael Skuce Charity Secretary